How to use the online alarm clock
Before handing the cat’s care to someone else and leaving for the second half of the day, set the alarm for 12:20 pm as the clear moment for the feeding handover. That leaves a comfortable stretch before 1:00 pm for explaining where the food is, checking the water bowl and collecting anything needed before heading out.
A feeding reminder only helps if its sound is recognisable when the handover becomes busy, so test the alarm once beforehand at the volume you intend to use. Keep the browser active and prevent the phone or computer from sleeping until it rings. If the browser session ends or the screen is allowed to sleep, the alarm may stay silent and the cat’s feeding could be missed during the changeover.
Once the bowl has been filled at midday, use the remaining time as a buffer rather than attaching another immediate deadline to 12:20 pm. In the UAE, a midday departure may involve waiting for a lift, reaching a car parked in the heat or allowing extra time for traffic. Note the next commitment for later that day, then leave a practical margin for locking up, carrying bags and passing on any final detail without rushing the cat’s carer.
Common questions
Will my alarm work once I have closed the tab?
No, closing the page stops the alarm rather than leaving it active in the background. For an alert at 12:20 pm, keep that particular tab open; it can sit behind other tabs or inside a minimised browser window.
Does the tab need to stay open for the alarm?
Your device will not take over the alarm after the webpage closes. The tab containing the alarm for 12:20 pm needs to stay loaded until it rings, although you are free to switch windows, check another site, or minimise the browser.
After closing this tab, can I still hear the alarm?
If you close the tab before 12:20 pm, the alarm will not go off because its countdown ends with the page. The tab may remain out of view while you use another one, but the browser and alarm page must stay open.
Must I keep this tab open until the alarm sounds?
The alarm is tied to the current browser session, so shutting the tab or the whole browser prevents the 12:20 pm alert from sounding. Keeping the page open is enough; it can remain in a background tab while you do something else.
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